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Gwr 813 Preservation Fund

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1196114
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 11, 2021
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
23 HATCHMERE
THORNBURY
BRISTOL
BS35 2EU

Contact

Activities

The charity oversees the renovation, maintenance, display and operation of items in its collection at several heritage railways and centres. It raises funds for this purpose through donations, grants, steaming fees and other means. It further researches the history of items in its collection and makes this information available on its web site and other media channels.

Objects: The Objects Of The CIO Are :-To Advance The Education Of The Public By The Preservation, Restoration, Display And Operation Of Former Gwr (great Western Railway) 0-6-0 Saddle Tank Locomotive No. 813 (ex Port Talbot Railway No. 26), As Well As Other Locomotives, Selected Items Of Goods, Passenger And Other Rolling Stock Of Gwr Origin Or Design (including Vehicles Of ‘absorbed’ Stock) And Artefacts Or Equipment Associated Therewith, Which Are Of Historic Or Technical Interest, And To Undertake Research Into The History, Operations And Technical Significance Of These Items And To Publicise Or Otherwise Disseminate The Results Of Such Research For Public Consumption.in Furtherance Of Its Objects The C.I.O. Will :-(a) Arrange For Its Locomotives And Other Stock To Be Accommodated, Displayed And Operatedfor The Benefit Of The Public At Suitable Heritage Railways, Museums And Similar Sites ;(b) Seek Membership Of Or Affiliation To Organisations Offering Guidance Or Support Servicessuch As The Heritage Railway Association

Classification

How
Other Charitable Activities
What
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Devon, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Worcestershire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £30,753 £21,963
Dec. 31, 2023 £26,721 £29,072
Dec. 31, 2022 £36,524 £32,324

Trustees

Name Appointed
Patrick Goss (Chair) Oct. 11, 2021
Graham Edward Phillips Oct. 11, 2021
Mark Christopher James Goss Oct. 11, 2021
Mark Edward Smith Oct. 11, 2021
Michael Edward John Yarker Jan. 21, 2025
Michael Werrell March 30, 2022
Nicholas Jeremy Peter Baxter Oct. 11, 2021
Oliver Christopher Holmes Oct. 11, 2021
Paul David Redfern Oct. 11, 2021